Faucet.



PATENTED SEPT. 18 1906. J. J. FITZGIBBON & J. M. TRAVIS. I

FAUGET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JOHN J. FITZGIBBON AND JOHN M. TRAVIJS. or ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FAUCET- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

Application filed April 8, 1905- Serial No. 254,553.

and it consists in the novel construction and 5 5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is an inverted per-.

spective of the operating lever or handle.

The present invention is an improvement on the construction of faucet shown and de scribed in United States Letters Patent No. 785,869, issued to us under date of March 28,

1905, and has for its object the simplification of the patented device in particulars directed to the disposition of the passages for conducting the syrup and carbonated water and to the means for actuating the valves by which these passages are controlled.

A further object is to impart an additional function to the operating lever or handle, whereby the latter may control either both the syrup and water valves or the watervalve alone, depending on the articular initial movement imparted to sai lever by the operator.

In detail the invention may be described as follows: Referring to the drawings, 0 represents suitable casting or body portion, the same being provided with a series (two in the present case) of syrup receptacles or basins 1 1 to receive syrups of difierent flavor, said receptacles being disposed at each end of the casting, as shown. The top of each receptacle 1s closed by a screw-cap 2, provided with air-vents 3, the lower edge of the screwthreaded rim thereof bearing against the edge of a yielding rubber diaphragm 4, suspended in the receptacle from the annular ledge or shoulder 5, between which and the edge of the screw-ca rim said diaphragm is held. The lower en of each syrup-receptacle has leading therefrom a passage, 6,

which communicates with a vertical passage;

7, passing entirely through the body portion of the faucet.

Leading rearwardly from the passa e 7, at a point about midway of the length tliereof, is a passage 8, which connects to the syrupsupply pipe 9, leading to any source of syrupsupply. (Not shown.)

Operating in the passage 7 and normally projectin a slight distance above the upper surface of the body of the casting O is a reciprocating valve 10, provided with an intermediate reduced stem 10 and a terminal basal head 10", said head operating in a correspondingly-enlarged extension of the passage 7'and in a pocket 11 of the casting,

forming a art of the delivery s out or nozzle 12. Vl ithin this pocket an below the head 10 is confined a s ring 13, which forces the valve to its norma osition referred to, its upward travel being limited by the shoulder 14, intercepting the headbelow the passage 6. With the valve 10 in its normal position the passage 8 is in free communication with the passage 7 and the'latter with passage 6, so that the syru is free to flow into the receptacle 1. In lin the receptacle the syrup gradually lifts or is laces the diaphragm 4 until it drives it to t e dotted position shown in Fig. 1, the air abovethe d1aphragm escaping through the vents 3. Of course in'the emptying of the receptacle, as presently to appear, the diaphragm resumes thev depressed position shown in Flg. 1. The diaphragm not only insures the dispensing of uniform quantities of syrup, smce it limits the quantitiy; flowing into the receptacle,lbut prevents t e overflowing of the receptacle at any time.

Leading from the enlar' ed extension of the passage 7, in which the ead 10 operates, and located relatively below the passage 6, is a passage 15, which leads to the bottom of the water-discharge passage 16, the upper end of the latter communicating with .the rearwardly-extending horizontal feed-p as sage 17 and the lower end communicating with the passage of the discharge-nozzle 12. The rear end of the passage 17 communicates with the rear vertical passage 18, which in turn (at a point below the passage 17) communicates with the carbonated-water-supply pipe 19, leading to any source of supply. (Not shown.) The passage 18 also extends the full height of the casting, being controlled by a reciprocating valve 20, similar to valves flow freely into said passage upon depression of the valve 20. (See dotted position of the valve in Fig. 5, which brings the disk 21 below the discharge-opening of the pipe 19.)

As in our patented construction above referred to, the valves 10 10 and 20 are actuated by the sweep of the lever or handle 27in the proper direction. This lever is connected to a rotatable stem or post 28, received in a socket 29 of the casting and held in position by a screw 30, whose innerend. enga es an annular groove formed about a reduce neck 31 of the post. The upper end of the latter passes through the inclined opening of a hollow boss 32 of the lever, a pin 33 being passed transversely through the boss and post, Fig. 5. On the under surface of the short arm of the lever are disposed two pairs of cam formations 34 35, one cam on each side of the lon itudinal axis of the lever, the members of t e outer pair of cams serving to ride over the rounded upper end of the valve 20 and the members. of the inner pair riding over the rounded upper ends of the valves 10 10, the en gagement of the particular member of course depending on the direction in which the lever is swung horizontally. The cams are so formed that whatever be the direction in which the lever is swun one of the syrupcontrolling valves 10 an the water-valve 20 are depressed simultaneously, allowing the syrup from the proper receptacle to drain into the discharge-nozzle, Fig. 4, there to become intimately mixed with the discharging carbonated water issuing from the pipe 19, passages 17 and 16, and dischar e-nozzle 12, respectively. Of course when t e valves 10 are depressed for the purpose just set forth the passages 8 are closed to cut off the syrup from the main source of sup 1y By virtue of the inclined passage of the boss 32 and the pin connection 33 the lever or handle 27 is susceptible of an independent movement in avertical plane that is to say, 'it is capable of rocking vertically about the pin 33. This rocking movement enables the rear end of the lever to be depressedsufficiently to depress the valve 20 far enough to allow the carbonated water to escape into the dischargenozzle without disturbing the syrup-controlling valves 10 10. This movesages,

ment of the lever, (see dotted position in Fig. 5,) is resorted to when it is desirable to draw off only carbonated water without the syrup.- an occasion which often arises, as many persons prefer the water alone to a mixture of syrup and Water. tion of the valves 10 10 and 20 is the same as that of our patented construction above referred to. The several supply pipes are preferably passed through a shield or fitting 36 in the back of the casting.

We may of course depart in ameasure from the details here shown without aflecting the nature or spirit of our invention.

Having described our invention, What we claim is- 1. A faucet comprising a body portion havin a suitable receptacle, a discharge-nozzle, a discharge-passage leading from the receptacle to said discharge-nozzle, feed-passages communicating with the receptacle and With the discharge-nozzle respectively, valves controlling said feed-passages, and an operatinglever I adapted to actuate the respective valves by a movement in one direction, and

one of the valves onl by a movement in a different direction, su stantially as set forth.

2. A faucet comprising a body portion hav-' ing suitable receptacles, discharge-passages leading therefrom, to a common dischargenozzle, feed-passe es communicating with the receptacles an with the discharge-nozzle respectively, valves controlling said pasand an operating-lever capable of movement in distlnct planes and adapted to actuate the series of valves by movements in one plane, and a portion of the valves by an independent movement in a different plane, substantially as set forth.

3. A faucet comprising a body portion having suitable syrup receptacles, dischar epassages leading therefrom to a common 'scharge-nozzle, valves controlling the several passages, feed-passages leading to a source of syrup-supply and communicating with the receptacles, afeed-passage leading to a source of carbonated-water supply and communicating with said discharge-nozzle, valves controlling the several passages, and means under the control of the operator for actuating a portion of the series of valves to permit discharge of the liquid and water controlled by them, jointly into the discharge-nozzle,

or for actuating only the'valve controlling the water-supply, substantially as set forth.

4. A faucet comprisinga body portion having suitable syrup receptacles, dischargepassages leading t erefrom to a common discharge-nozzle, feed-passages leading to a source of syrup-supply and communicating with the rece tacles, a feed-passage leading to a source 0 carbonated-water supply an communicating with said discharge-nozzle, controllin valves for the several passages, an

.operatingever pivoted in proxlmity to the valves and oscillating in distinct planes relatively thereto, and suitable formations on the lever adapted to engage and actuate boththe syrup-controlling and carbonated-water-controlling valves for anoscillation of the lever in one plane, and the carbonated-water-controlling valve only, for an oscillation in a different plane, substantially as set forth.

5. A faucet comprising abody portion having suitable syrup receptacles, dischargepassages leading therefrom to a common discharge-nozzle, means for connecting the latter with a source of carbonated-water supply, feed-passages leading from the receptacles to suitable sources of syrup-supply, a horizontally-swinging lever having an independent movement in a vertical lane, vertically-reciprocating valves controlling the admission 0 syrup and water from their respective sources of supply, and formations on the lever for actuating the controlling-valves with the swinging of the lever in proper direction, the said lever being adapted to actuate the water-dispensing valve alone by an inde pendent movement" in a vertical plane, substantially as set forth. x

6. A faucet having syru and carbonatedwater-discharge passages eading toa common discharge-nozzle, valves controlling the admission of syrupsand water to said passages, and an operating-handle capable of chambered for the passage of syrup and water from suitable sources of supply, a dischar enozzle, discharge-passages leading from t echambered portions to said discharge-nozzle, feedassages communicating with the chambored portions and with the discharge-nozzle respectively, valves controlling said feedpassages, and an operating-lever adapted to actuate the respective valves by a movement in one direction, and one of the valves only by a movement in a'diflerent direction, substantially as set forth.

In testimonywhereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses EMIL STAREK, Jos. A. MICHEL. 

